The UFC machine continues to run Saturday night, as the promotion’s coronavirus-mandated Las Vegas residency continues with the UFC on ESPN 12 at the UFC Apex. If you’ve been picking and picking your events since the UFC restart, this one features a main event you don’t want to miss. The …
Read More »Everything by weight, including Poirier and Hooker
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on the scene and reported live from the UFC early and official on Friday at the ESPN 12 Fighter Weigh-In, where all 20 fighters on the card were on target. In the main event, former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier (25-6 MMA, 17-5 UFC) …
Read More »The positive test COVID-19 forces Ramiz Brahimaj to withdraw
Ramiz Brahimaj will not be making his promotional debut in the UFC on ESPN 12 on Saturday because one of his cornerbacks tested positive for COVID-19. Brahimaj (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), a Fortis MMA prospect, was slated to face Takashi Sato in the preliminaries. However, late on Thursday afternoon, the …
Read More »Jon Jones ‘has no interest in fighting in the UFC’
Jon Jones is prepared to continue his fight with the UFC in the long term. In an appearance on “Wild Ride!” From Steve-O On Thursday, the UFC light heavyweight champion, who has been in a salary dispute with UFC president Dana White, says he won’t return to the octagon until …
Read More »Jorge Masvidal says he will fight this year, despite UFC salary dispute
Jorge Masvidal plans to fight in 2020, but only if the price is correct. Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 12-6 UFC) has expressed how he believes the UFC treats fighters unfairly in terms of revenue and contract negotiations, and was not going to agree to be negligible. “Gamebred” was initially the next …
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